Joe Public looks at the credits and doesn't see Danny Boyle in the writer or director slot and thinks it's a crappy knock-off sequel.
Betchya Joe Public doesn't look at the credits, or if he does, it's not for the director.
Gabriel: Are you trying to destroy this family? Simon: I didn't realize it would be so easy.
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§ ita § - Jun 11, 2007 9:47:42 pm PDT #9089 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Laga - Jun 11, 2007 10:01:10 pm PDT #9090 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
let's say Joe Geek then. Joe Public probably doesn't know who Danny Boyle is.
§ ita § - Jun 11, 2007 11:40:27 pm PDT #9091 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't think that there's a significant enough window of people who care that it's not Danny Boyle, but who don't find out he has some involvement. Not to skew numbers too much.
Theodosia - Jun 12, 2007 3:03:11 am PDT #9092 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
There's a lot fewer Joe Geeks than Joe Publics. On the other hand, Joe Geeks probably make up a significant number of frequent movie-goers....
Ailleann - Jun 12, 2007 3:44:33 am PDT #9093 of 10001
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
Kate P, regarding your whitefont, my mother after the movie was over told me that when my dad had his affair he cited the "you love the baby more than me" excuse wrt my older sister.
I agree with Zenkitty about the portrayal of the husband.
Nathan Fillion needs to be on my screen more often.
Dana - Jun 12, 2007 4:58:06 am PDT #9094 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Zenkitty, that is apparently true. I have a friend who's a big Pirates fan, and she said the writers gave an interview to that effect. Apparently they based the story on the opera of the Flying Dutchman. So it was the fact that Calypso didn't show up to meet Davy Jones after ten years that doomed him to staying on the sea forever.
It definitely wasn't clear in the context of the movie, and changes my interpretation of it. Of course, I didn't see the happy reunion scene after the credits either.
Beverly - Jun 12, 2007 5:17:48 am PDT #9095 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
After reading a lot of meh about it, saw PotC3 yesterday and was pleasantly suprised at how much I liked it.
Honestly? I think my lack of enjoyment for 2 was, in addition to rolling my eyes at over-the-top tributes to King Kong, the absence of Geoffrey Rush. Damn, that man makes Barbosa more fun than any pirate since Capt. Jack Sparrow. And now? I want to run out and see everything Naomie Harris has ever done.
Theodosia - Jun 12, 2007 5:23:18 am PDT #9096 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
She played the kick-ass pharmacist in 28 Days Later, actually.
brenda m - Jun 12, 2007 5:27:13 am PDT #9097 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Rush's appearance was by far the most electifying moment in P2. I'm still planning to get to P3.
brenda m - Jun 12, 2007 5:32:12 am PDT #9098 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Boy, those 28 Days Later people missed the real dramatic opportunity: [link]